On July 31st, 2014, Dierks Bentley brought his headlining Riser Tour to Shoreline Amphitheatre with special guests Chris Young, Chase Rice and Jon Pardi. As many of you know, Dierks is one of my favorite country artists and it was amazing to see him headline at a venue of this caliber.
Up first was California native Jon Pardi. It was my first time seeing Jon and within his twenty minute set he played songs from his debut album "Write You A Song".
Here is Jon singing his current radio single "What I Can't Put Down".
I really enjoyed Jon's music and hope to see him again soon!
Chase Rice took the stage next and it was nice to see him again for the third time in a month! Haha! Chase got the audience up on their feet singing along. I didn't take any videos of Chase because I think I got enough last week and in Chicago! He started his set with a song I really like from his EP called "How She Rolls". Chase played a newer song from his new album coming out this month called "Gonna Wanna Tonight". I think someone went to Facebook headquarters before the show too! ;)
Chris Young took the stage next and was so happy to see him again! He sang many of his hits that he's had in the last few years including "Voices", "You", and "Aw Naw". Here is a short video of him singing "Aw Naw"!
Due to Chris' hand injury he could not play his guitar but he was running back and forth all over the stage during his upbeat songs. He sang a few songs from his recent album titled "AM" and love his current single out now called "Lonely Eyes". That one is sure to be another chart topper! I am so happy to finally see Chris having such success with his country music career!
Time for Dierks Bentley! What can I say besides how ecstatic I was to see him play for an audience of over twenty thousand people. I've seen him play festivals where there have been more than that but to see this entire venue sold out just for Dierks was amazing. After playing a few songs he took some time to express his amazement of playing to all the people at Shoreline Amphitheatre.
Dierks pulled a fan out of the crowd to shotgun a beer on stage with him!
Dierks churned out hit after hit song that he's had over the years. Before playing "Every Mile A Memory", he again thanked the audience for coming out to this show and for many fans coming out to the Riser Tour this summer. He say's it's been one of the best summers of his life!
During the middle of his set, Dierks and his band (minus Steve and Tim) went up to a small stage towards the back of the venue. He told the story of his first concert and how he didn't pay much attention because he was checking out this woman the whole time. He broke out singing "Living On A Prayer" by Bon Jovi in honor of his first concert. The audience did not disappoint in loudly singing along! It was a great moment. Dierks then played a song from his recent album "Riser" called "Pretty Girls". I really like that song!
Before coming back to the main stage Dierks introduced his band and sent them back one at a time to the stage. On his way back to the stage he started playing "Come A Little Closer".
One of my favorite moments of the night was when Dierks sang "Drunk On A Plane"! His current single is one of my favorite songs and to see the entire audience singing along to it was amazing! Dierks couldn't believe it himself!
Here is a video of "Drunk On A Plane"
Shortly before the end of Dierks' set he was told that if he played any longer he would be fined $20,000! I'm not sure if this was true or not but he continued to play the show and joked that his supporting acts owed him some money to cover it! He brought Chris, Chase and Jon back out to sing "Sideways" with him.
Dierks ended his show by singing his hit song "Home". He really made Shoreline Amphitheatre feel like home and really hope to see him play there again next summer! Being a diehard fan of his, this concert left me feeling very proud and happy for Dierks!
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